Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park is an American national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado. The park protects some of the best-preserved Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites in the United
| Address PO Box 8 8, Mesa Verde National Park, 81330, CO, United States |
| Contacts 970-529-4465 |
Basic Info
| Area 52,485 acres (212.40 km2) |
| Coordinates 37°11′02″N 108°29′19″W / 37.1838°N 108.4887°W / 37.1838; -108.4887 |
| Established June 29, 1906 (1906-06-29) |
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A Sacred Place
For over 700 years, the Ancestral Pueblo people built thriving communities on the mesas and in the cliffs of Mesa Verde. Today, the park protects the rich cultural heritage of 26 Pueblos and Tribes and offers visitors a spectacular window into the past. This World Heritage Site and International Dark
History & Culture
On June 29, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt established Mesa Verde National Park to "preserve the works of man," the first national park of its kind. Today, the continued preservation of both cultural and natural resources is the focus of the park's research and resource management staff.
Ancestral Pueblo People of Mesa Verde
About 1,400 years ago, long before Europeans explored North America, a group of people living in the Four Corners region chose Mesa Verde for their home. For more than 700 years they and their descendants lived and flourished here, eventually building elaborate stone communities in the sheltered alcoves
